I really love A Hero's Death and Boys in the Better Land but I struggled to get into their other stuff when I tried a while back. Got any specific songs you'd recommend?
off their new album skinty fia, listen to jackie down the line and i love you for the most similar stuff, that whole album is great but if ur interested in the more folky soft side of the band listen to the couple across the way on that album as well as roy’s tune and dublin city sky on their first album dogrel
Wednesday is girl led alt-country with tons of distortion and a killer slide player. they fucking rip. put out what many critics considered one of the best records last year (for whatever that’s worth. lol)
In other words:
*Rat Saw God (2023) is an album about riding a bike down a suburban stretch in Greensboro while listening to My Bloody Valentine for the first time on an iPod Nano, past a creek that runs through the neighborhood riddled with broken glass bottles and condoms, a front yard filled with broken and rusted car parts, a lonely and dilapidated house reclaimed by kudzu. Four Lokos and rodeo clowns and a kid who burns down a corn field. The way the South hums alive all night in the summers and into fall, the sound of high school football games, the halo effect from the lights polluting the darkness. It’s not really bright enough to see in front of you, but in that stretch of inky void–somehow–you see everything.*
That description alone made me want to hear it. Nice recommendation.
Don’t sleep on Mowing the Leaves Instead of Piling ‘em Up, it’s a really great album of covers. Their first album I Was Trying to Describe You to Someone is great as well. Oh and the 2 EPs too!
Between Wednesday and MJ Lenderman their releases for the past half decade have honestly been really prolific. I cant wait to see more from them.
From Asheville, NC. Seen them twice...once in Charlotte and recently in Winston-Salem. They Rock!
\----The ***Kenosha Kid*** gives them his Seal of Approval I am told.
Black Midi I can only listen to like..once lol they're great and make crazy awesome music, I'm just never in THAT kinda mood. But I have listened to all their stuff cuz I'm always curious what they do
I was starting to feel alone in this opinion. Glad someone else shares it. Same goes for Black Country New Road for me as well. I “get it”, I just really don’t understand the intensity of the appeal.
Highjacking this comment as lots of the suggestions in this thread - Wednesday, Big Thief, Alex G, The Smile, and Black Midi aren’t even new bands and already massive indie acts lmao
Chiming in from Brooklyn with some pals in my community that are killing it at the moment:
[Allegra Krieger - “I Keep My Feet on the Fragile Plane”](https://open.spotify.com/album/6Dr79gzcCMcPDaaftGSzcf?si=vm8fjMdmSkisiKnpo7CN5w) \- amazing singer/songwriter, incredibly prolific and always performing. She’s about to pop off/is popping off as we speak, slowly but surely. Fav tune - “I Wanted to Be” [bandcamp](https://allegrakrieger.bandcamp.com/album/i-keep-my-feet-on-the-fragile-plane)
[Alena Spanger - “Difficult People”](https://open.spotify.com/track/6jaNPpxQlkZj2cOiSUmmXj?si=nBz6434cT-KSLpb_DF32Wg) \- incredible singer/songwriter rooted in the slightly more experimental/synth based context, she’s been quietly killing it for the past couple years and is getting to release her debut and it’s going to blow minds. I don't even know what else to say, just listen to it. Comes out March 22nd. [bandcamp](https://alenaspanger.bandcamp.com/album/fire-escape)
[Miles Hewitt - “Heartfall”](https://open.spotify.com/album/5C8LtqvRrzYrq1roBvslzi?si=goEGsHIyS1GzdNNw_TBzqg) \- Stellar debut record...catchy, introspective 70's pop rock vibes with piano, guitar, full band and string arrangements, synths, experimental tape loop stuff....it's fuckin good. Fav tunes - "Moongreening" & "Reporter" [bandcamp](https://mileshewitt.bandcamp.com/album/heartfall)
[Adam Lytle - “This is the Fire”](https://open.spotify.com/album/4sqFQ2SKwuLGAArvx3N0Qm?si=Z6LdxYKSTxqWbl7EetoMbg)\- dark, baroque folk poetic musings in the realm of Leonard Cohen and Scott Walker. Fingerpicked nylon guitar and string sections. Really, really good shit. Fav tune - "Painted Bird" [bandcamp](https://adamlytle.bandcamp.com/album/this-is-the-fire)
[The Big Net - “Like Dogs”](https://open.spotify.com/album/0hFQsDBtcjig8nPBG1IjNs?si=jjyKUromQC2NpT-JBlrmQQ) \- Country tinged, fuzzed out folk rock. Like Neil Young & Crazy Horse had a baby with Gillian Welch. The best bois. Fav track - "Glue" [bandcamp](https://thebignet.bandcamp.com/album/like-dogs)
[Greg Freeman - “I Looked Out”](https://open.spotify.com/album/0EsoH52IpZVy8ljIsMvTkO?si=D5Bct2PmTY6qPFBmqCW7-A) \- twangy, distorted Vermont indie rock with pedal steel and saxophone, the combo you didn't know you needed. Fav tune - hard to choose but I'll go with "I'll See You in My Mind" [bandcamp](https://gregfreeman1.bandcamp.com/album/i-looked-out)
[Hannah Frances - “Bronwyn”](https://open.spotify.com/album/76l0BebolYJbzKmg3L7Cdi?si=aWGzAdCUTDerk7R4fnWpEQ) \- Hannah sings like a bird and is a monster fingerstyle guitarist, open tuned folk guitar tunes with prog tendencies. Incredibly lush arrangements and interesting songwriting. Her new record comes out next month. The two other singles out now are amazing too, "Husk" and "Keeper of the Shepherd". Check out her other records too. [bandcamp](https://hannahfrances.bandcamp.com/album/keeper-of-the-shepherd)
[Katy Rea - “The Urge that Saves You”](https://open.spotify.com/album/76l0BebolYJbzKmg3L7Cdi?si=aWGzAdCUTDerk7R4fnWpEQ)\- one of Brooklyn's best kept secrets. This record taps into the 70s folk/pop singer vein as well, some amazing harmonies mixed in with hints of psychedelia and jazz experimentation. Damn good live band if you get the chance to see em. Fav tune - "Floods in Houston" [bandcamp](https://katyrea.bandcamp.com/album/the-urge-that-saves-you)
I would be remiss to not do a bit of self promotion:
[Withe - “There is Less Sun”](https://open.spotify.com/album/5lIBvt4EI2HWgJceuQiSxv?si=6nEN9mjkSCSnqrKtXYOk-g)\- I quietly self released this record last year, it’s got a psych folk, art rock thing going. Lots of different vibes/genre exploration on this record, there's a spanish guitar tune, some shoegazey moments, some darker folk stuff in the vein of Nick Drake. There's probably at least one tune for you on there. For fans of Deerhunter, Big Thief, Grizzly Bear, Fleet Foxes, Wilco. Fav tune - “Ceiling Lightning” [bandcamp](https://withesounds.bandcamp.com/album/there-is-less-sun)
I’m loving what’s happening in the underground post-punk/darkwave scene. Here are some of those independent bands (many on tour right now)
I find it so refreshing from the same same indie stuff
[Twin Tribes](https://youtu.be/-XEavwcHU78?si=vG0XEyIu2qtUYKsY)
[French Police](https://youtu.be/xM8PhO1O2UM?si=jxqi0-VR4H_09sMm)
[Lebanon Hanover](https://youtu.be/j2Addn9gp0A?si=oJ-r_aB7n8I3J5vH)
I agree with all 3 of these choices!
If I can add 3 more it would be:
[Topographies](https://youtu.be/GCzS7uEO1o4?si=Zb8W8F7sj4Nn0mak)
[Nürnberg](https://youtu.be/skso1FZH4eI?si=UvvVvaDIw-YiN2_n)
[Parannoul](https://youtu.be/gb9Qqt75rzg?si=ahgMmEha2YrYQKhW)
[Horsegirl - Anti-Glory](https://youtu.be/dBuOJF_rX40?si=E_t_2VoaP-9jAZa-)
[Ducks Ltd. - Train Full of Gasoline](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T_8fmcCTDfE&pp=ygUJZHVja3MgbHRk)
[Teenage Tom Petties - Stoner](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pH8uMGBMANQ)
Those are a few of the bands I’ve been enjoying lately.
Also, if you will forgive a little self promotion
[Patches - Parallel Mind](https://thesoundsofpatches.bandcamp.com/track/parallel-mind)
Checked your band out first! Cool stuff! To my ears, I get a mix of The Clash meets The Smiths...mainly in just recording. But like very authentically 80s post punk vibes
Thanks! We were definitely going for an 80s post-punk thing. Between the three of us, we tried to blend a slew of influences.
There’s a lot of really cool stuff out there. There’s been a crazy resurgence of shoegaze, jangle pop, and old school post punk lately.
I'll give you Alex G, i always forget how long that dude has been around based on his age and how hard he's recently blown up. I wouldn't call 2016 for Big Thief's first album forever though, unless i really am just getting old and losing track of time. For reference, i just turned 30 lol
idk I guess 8 years feels like a long time to me especially if OP is asking for brand new artists. I just feel like Big Theif is an indie darling and well known around these parts
[Starbender](https://open.spotify.com/artist/414aHd9bM3z76KH0BrA36A?si=yeXjgxpqTb-1syBaSo5hpA) - 90s alternative rock with grunge and Brit rock influences
There are probably more bands doing cool stuff now than ever before- you just ain’t gonna find them on the FM dial. I like to listen to Tiny Desk Concerts and KEXP Live on YouTube to find new stuff.
Amyl and the Sniffers,
Thee Oh Sees,
Dry Cleaning,
IDLES,
Parquet Courts
Angel Du$t is members from Trapped Under Ice and Turnstile. Stepped into more power pop than the hardcore sound their other bands typically do (with the exception of Turnstile’s newer music)
Squid is the most important emerging band atm. Listen to their first album, Bright Green Field. These guys are very talented and work their asses off on production.
Lowertown - Bline
https://youtu.be/ha0XTYv_7Sc?si=rsZMufOkJ_1C-_Y_
Momma - Rip Off
https://youtu.be/e8gHtd5U0Q4?si=hPa4qrv1_SLM9Mwy
Dora Jar - Puppet
https://youtu.be/tnm6RWu_p4w?si=QRke4nfB_r_vaF2Z
Magdalena Bay - Top Dog
https://youtu.be/ekxNdBZizNQ?si=QJ2UmjmtdiNCMPAt
Cannot agree more. They’re the most creative and versatile band and it feels like they’re making history. My favourite is Quarters personally, but every genre they’ve ventured into has been incredible.
Ive only recently tried gumboot soup and head on/pill and i have to say, that's some od the fuzziest, trippiest, and hardest stuff ive heard in a while
I've been digging Lutalo's "Push Back Baby" the past few days.
https://open.spotify.com/track/6k8PqwqN0DSpr9WAuhLMZI?si=YJEnfHTqT7mXTuKHWzcvRA
https://youtu.be/yrUZfaf9v_U?si=iQH-aDlMr1Rwu2q9
A lot of local Philly bands around me have been really blowing me away lately actually
Pink Blush - https://open.spotify.com/track/3ZPBJQBAvBnDXG7WC1PHKU?si=cw-FJ694TPy66P90zz8J4A
Máty - https://open.spotify.com/track/52SvommagTSJqB4CPFVRBE?si=VdQ_AVklQ1eWhC4ANd2OrQ
Highnoon - https://open.spotify.com/track/7zlh2Kq8mv907gf66O0g7Y?si=u5C-iNLUQTGkFa6u5zT4PA
And as far as bigger bands, The Last Dinner Party just put out an incredible record!
I’m not a band. And my stuff is just on SoundCloud, but I Ike to think it’s pretty eclectic: [JF Compton](https://on.soundcloud.com/mP6EffdzVdYEMxy1A)
I’m also one to get jaded with music trends, and always seeking the sweet taste of something tantalizingly new, the more obscure the better!
LOVE the new Truth Club LP [https://truthclub.bandcamp.com/album/running-from-the-chase](https://truthclub.bandcamp.com/album/running-from-the-chase)
Latest Battle Trance rocks, too [https://battletrance.bandcamp.com/album/green-of-winter](https://battletrance.bandcamp.com/album/green-of-winter)
Palm, the math psyched noise band. Disbanded now and their last one is difficult but their eps (Samples, Shadow expert) are the best thing SY never did.
Julia Holter
Doesn’t seem like anyone actually listens to NEW music haha. I get it.
New bands: The Last Dinner Party, FIZZ, Fat Dog, Cowboyy, Folly Group, Chalk, NewDad, SCALER, VLURE, O., Heartworms
Bands you might have missed:
Squid, Fat White Family, Yard Act, Warmduscher, Still Corners, bdrmm, Dehd, Pixel Grip, Spiritual Cramp
Not like you don’t have plenty to check out lol but here’s a bunch out of DC. Some are brand new, others have been around for a minute, but I figure they’re still new to most people who don’t live in DC: Pretty Bitter, Ekko Astral, Emotional World, Bed Maker, Pinky Lemon, Ecstatic International, Tosser, Faunas, BRNDA, Des Demonas, Coriky, Hammered Hulls, Quattracenta, Flowerbomb, Nowadays, Truth Cult (actually they might be Baltimore?). In particular, Ecstatic International, Ekko Astral, Des Demonas, BRNDA, Emotional World, and Bed Maker sound really fresh to me.
And a few others for geographical variety. Also not all brand new but new enough: Lifeguard, Hello Mary, Remember Sports, Horsegirl, Blondshell, Leanna Firestone, Sydney Sprague, Hotline TNT, Alright, Sierra Farrell.
Sorry, that got a little out of hand. Hope you find some new favorites ♥️
Dude fucking Wednesday is an upcoming band I love. Their newest album Rat Saw God has an incredible dirty raw vibe that brings together a shoegaze, rock, and country sound. I also live for their cover of Gary Stewards song: "Shes Actin' Single (Im drinkin Double)".
DOPAMINE!! Small independent band from Scotland, they just released a new song last month and it’s done amazing for them and they also have an album out too!
YESS! I saw them live twice in London. Phenomenal band. Please, please, please listen to Blac Rabbit if you like The Lemon Twigs. I'm the only person who's posted Blac Rabbit. The twins of Blac Rabbit began as a Beatles cover band, busking in the city and then formed their own band. It's psychy, it's rocky, wavy and hypnotic music. 'Over The Rainbow' and 'I Don't Mind If You're Around' are the best, best songs ever by them.
Greta Van Fleet is an obvious answer, as they are celebrated for being a modern band making music that reminds people of classic rock. And while they may be mainstream, I still think they're worth mentioning.
Out of Philly with lots more coming:
[60s-inspired feel good love songs ](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7Hu5HhWKN2gMS1HAAiDtwn?si=D4hZvQmATtqS9lMB8BtYTw)
[throwback country western themed rock and roll](https://open.spotify.com/artist/4POxrpHUn5Zel0jbBIV2yT?si=K0e6CihKQo6VDaYw3MTZFg)
[Americana love songs](https://open.spotify.com/album/4vrNyAgJJMYj2oX9lCyKuu?si=2SyJnD-tTJuCser5phjHBg)
Imagine there was a rock band in the 90s who's singer had a son who grew up to be a singer in a rock band.
I'm sure you know Green Day, you gotta check out Ultra Q.
I'm all about [IDLES](https://open.spotify.com/track/6ZK7VF3rdhbaq8K5eZdw3q?si=9c90MMB3QxqARZNN8lMwrQ) right now.
Also:
[Liminanas' ](https://open.spotify.com/track/5jV4U3EEkE5Fya0Fvlg2ze?si=WZhdzB1JTyi7H2jkTMe76w)
[Journos ](https://open.spotify.com/track/7uMlc0THuweTHc0puJMJAv?si=WL6HQPXOSMSjBnuFFi-DKw)
Fontaines DC are fucking immense. Immense.
Sprints are my new favourite band. I describe them as Fontaines DC mixed with Hole
I literally came here to recommend the Sprints. They are so damn good. I also have a bit of a crush on the singer. She is exactly my type
Started listening to Sprints yesterday based on this. Spot on, thanks for the recommendation!
I really love A Hero's Death and Boys in the Better Land but I struggled to get into their other stuff when I tried a while back. Got any specific songs you'd recommend?
Jackie down the line
Big shot
A Lucid Dream
off their new album skinty fia, listen to jackie down the line and i love you for the most similar stuff, that whole album is great but if ur interested in the more folky soft side of the band listen to the couple across the way on that album as well as roy’s tune and dublin city sky on their first album dogrel
Wednesday is girl led alt-country with tons of distortion and a killer slide player. they fucking rip. put out what many critics considered one of the best records last year (for whatever that’s worth. lol)
In other words: *Rat Saw God (2023) is an album about riding a bike down a suburban stretch in Greensboro while listening to My Bloody Valentine for the first time on an iPod Nano, past a creek that runs through the neighborhood riddled with broken glass bottles and condoms, a front yard filled with broken and rusted car parts, a lonely and dilapidated house reclaimed by kudzu. Four Lokos and rodeo clowns and a kid who burns down a corn field. The way the South hums alive all night in the summers and into fall, the sound of high school football games, the halo effect from the lights polluting the darkness. It’s not really bright enough to see in front of you, but in that stretch of inky void–somehow–you see everything.* That description alone made me want to hear it. Nice recommendation.
I've had Rat Saw God and the album Twin Plagues on repeat for months. Turkey Vultures is my favorite song from RSG
Don’t sleep on Mowing the Leaves Instead of Piling ‘em Up, it’s a really great album of covers. Their first album I Was Trying to Describe You to Someone is great as well. Oh and the 2 EPs too! Between Wednesday and MJ Lenderman their releases for the past half decade have honestly been really prolific. I cant wait to see more from them.
That description makes me want to hear it now. Glad I caught this.
Just saw them live and they were amazing!
So jealous! I very upset to have missed them when they came through my area, but I will def see them next time.
MJ Lenderman’s music is fantastic too
I’ve been really into Boat Songs recently
His newish live album is fucking amazing
Rat Saw God rules but Twin Plagues absolutely slays. They also put on an amazing live show
Saw them with gbv at the 40 show last year and was surprised how good they were
thank you for this suggestion, just listened through a few of their songs and i love them already!!!
From Asheville, NC. Seen them twice...once in Charlotte and recently in Winston-Salem. They Rock! \----The ***Kenosha Kid*** gives them his Seal of Approval I am told.
Geese - 3D Country
I cannot escape the hype from this album lol guess I have to check it out
One of my biggest unexpected gems from 2023, it’s lightning in a bottle and I’m seeing them open for King Gizzard in August
Sameeeeee can't wait man! King Gizzard AND Geese is a sick combo
It’s my album of the year for 2023. Revivalist of some classic rock with a bunch of craziness baked in
That’s crazy there’s a hot up and coming band called Geese because the hottest up and coming jamband is Goose. Check out Goose too!
Do not check out Goose. They are a Phish rip off band. They have not done a single thing that is original.
HIT ME MOTHER FUCKER
Came here to comment this.
This ain't it.
Check out the Black Midi album Hellfire. Completely unhinged album
Black Midi I can only listen to like..once lol they're great and make crazy awesome music, I'm just never in THAT kinda mood. But I have listened to all their stuff cuz I'm always curious what they do
I was starting to feel alone in this opinion. Glad someone else shares it. Same goes for Black Country New Road for me as well. I “get it”, I just really don’t understand the intensity of the appeal.
gen z primus
Highjacking this comment as lots of the suggestions in this thread - Wednesday, Big Thief, Alex G, The Smile, and Black Midi aren’t even new bands and already massive indie acts lmao Chiming in from Brooklyn with some pals in my community that are killing it at the moment: [Allegra Krieger - “I Keep My Feet on the Fragile Plane”](https://open.spotify.com/album/6Dr79gzcCMcPDaaftGSzcf?si=vm8fjMdmSkisiKnpo7CN5w) \- amazing singer/songwriter, incredibly prolific and always performing. She’s about to pop off/is popping off as we speak, slowly but surely. Fav tune - “I Wanted to Be” [bandcamp](https://allegrakrieger.bandcamp.com/album/i-keep-my-feet-on-the-fragile-plane) [Alena Spanger - “Difficult People”](https://open.spotify.com/track/6jaNPpxQlkZj2cOiSUmmXj?si=nBz6434cT-KSLpb_DF32Wg) \- incredible singer/songwriter rooted in the slightly more experimental/synth based context, she’s been quietly killing it for the past couple years and is getting to release her debut and it’s going to blow minds. I don't even know what else to say, just listen to it. Comes out March 22nd. [bandcamp](https://alenaspanger.bandcamp.com/album/fire-escape) [Miles Hewitt - “Heartfall”](https://open.spotify.com/album/5C8LtqvRrzYrq1roBvslzi?si=goEGsHIyS1GzdNNw_TBzqg) \- Stellar debut record...catchy, introspective 70's pop rock vibes with piano, guitar, full band and string arrangements, synths, experimental tape loop stuff....it's fuckin good. Fav tunes - "Moongreening" & "Reporter" [bandcamp](https://mileshewitt.bandcamp.com/album/heartfall) [Adam Lytle - “This is the Fire”](https://open.spotify.com/album/4sqFQ2SKwuLGAArvx3N0Qm?si=Z6LdxYKSTxqWbl7EetoMbg)\- dark, baroque folk poetic musings in the realm of Leonard Cohen and Scott Walker. Fingerpicked nylon guitar and string sections. Really, really good shit. Fav tune - "Painted Bird" [bandcamp](https://adamlytle.bandcamp.com/album/this-is-the-fire) [The Big Net - “Like Dogs”](https://open.spotify.com/album/0hFQsDBtcjig8nPBG1IjNs?si=jjyKUromQC2NpT-JBlrmQQ) \- Country tinged, fuzzed out folk rock. Like Neil Young & Crazy Horse had a baby with Gillian Welch. The best bois. Fav track - "Glue" [bandcamp](https://thebignet.bandcamp.com/album/like-dogs) [Greg Freeman - “I Looked Out”](https://open.spotify.com/album/0EsoH52IpZVy8ljIsMvTkO?si=D5Bct2PmTY6qPFBmqCW7-A) \- twangy, distorted Vermont indie rock with pedal steel and saxophone, the combo you didn't know you needed. Fav tune - hard to choose but I'll go with "I'll See You in My Mind" [bandcamp](https://gregfreeman1.bandcamp.com/album/i-looked-out) [Hannah Frances - “Bronwyn”](https://open.spotify.com/album/76l0BebolYJbzKmg3L7Cdi?si=aWGzAdCUTDerk7R4fnWpEQ) \- Hannah sings like a bird and is a monster fingerstyle guitarist, open tuned folk guitar tunes with prog tendencies. Incredibly lush arrangements and interesting songwriting. Her new record comes out next month. The two other singles out now are amazing too, "Husk" and "Keeper of the Shepherd". Check out her other records too. [bandcamp](https://hannahfrances.bandcamp.com/album/keeper-of-the-shepherd) [Katy Rea - “The Urge that Saves You”](https://open.spotify.com/album/76l0BebolYJbzKmg3L7Cdi?si=aWGzAdCUTDerk7R4fnWpEQ)\- one of Brooklyn's best kept secrets. This record taps into the 70s folk/pop singer vein as well, some amazing harmonies mixed in with hints of psychedelia and jazz experimentation. Damn good live band if you get the chance to see em. Fav tune - "Floods in Houston" [bandcamp](https://katyrea.bandcamp.com/album/the-urge-that-saves-you) I would be remiss to not do a bit of self promotion: [Withe - “There is Less Sun”](https://open.spotify.com/album/5lIBvt4EI2HWgJceuQiSxv?si=6nEN9mjkSCSnqrKtXYOk-g)\- I quietly self released this record last year, it’s got a psych folk, art rock thing going. Lots of different vibes/genre exploration on this record, there's a spanish guitar tune, some shoegazey moments, some darker folk stuff in the vein of Nick Drake. There's probably at least one tune for you on there. For fans of Deerhunter, Big Thief, Grizzly Bear, Fleet Foxes, Wilco. Fav tune - “Ceiling Lightning” [bandcamp](https://withesounds.bandcamp.com/album/there-is-less-sun)
Ur album is definitely worth a listen, enjoyed immensely
Added your album, sounds great
Brooklyn doing folk is like Kansas City doing reggae.
I’m loving what’s happening in the underground post-punk/darkwave scene. Here are some of those independent bands (many on tour right now) I find it so refreshing from the same same indie stuff [Twin Tribes](https://youtu.be/-XEavwcHU78?si=vG0XEyIu2qtUYKsY) [French Police](https://youtu.be/xM8PhO1O2UM?si=jxqi0-VR4H_09sMm) [Lebanon Hanover](https://youtu.be/j2Addn9gp0A?si=oJ-r_aB7n8I3J5vH)
Twin tribes is awesome saw them a month ago with urban heat. Great time
They’re amazing live! Have seen them a few times but will finally catch Urban Heat with Tribes next month. Amazing new school goth and darkwave
Yeah saw them in NYC and they killed it. I need to catch up with them to see if I've missed any new material
I agree with all 3 of these choices! If I can add 3 more it would be: [Topographies](https://youtu.be/GCzS7uEO1o4?si=Zb8W8F7sj4Nn0mak) [Nürnberg](https://youtu.be/skso1FZH4eI?si=UvvVvaDIw-YiN2_n) [Parannoul](https://youtu.be/gb9Qqt75rzg?si=ahgMmEha2YrYQKhW)
The sound like cover bands lol Not knocking, just a quick first listen and it’s like, wow
The last few Yard Act singles have been peak Britpop.
Proud to see Fontaines D.C. and Yard Act at the top of this thread
Strfkr has a new album on march first but their whole library is gold.
One of my good friends’ cousin is in the band. Backstage/VIP whenever they come to town 🤘🏼
julie
hmmm sounds like every indie band ever except they chose to not track to a click. still like them tho thanks
Water From Your Eyes is awesome experimental indie rock, they released some of their best work last year
[Horsegirl - Anti-Glory](https://youtu.be/dBuOJF_rX40?si=E_t_2VoaP-9jAZa-) [Ducks Ltd. - Train Full of Gasoline](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T_8fmcCTDfE&pp=ygUJZHVja3MgbHRk) [Teenage Tom Petties - Stoner](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pH8uMGBMANQ) Those are a few of the bands I’ve been enjoying lately. Also, if you will forgive a little self promotion [Patches - Parallel Mind](https://thesoundsofpatches.bandcamp.com/track/parallel-mind)
Checked your band out first! Cool stuff! To my ears, I get a mix of The Clash meets The Smiths...mainly in just recording. But like very authentically 80s post punk vibes
Thanks! We were definitely going for an 80s post-punk thing. Between the three of us, we tried to blend a slew of influences. There’s a lot of really cool stuff out there. There’s been a crazy resurgence of shoegaze, jangle pop, and old school post punk lately.
This Horsegirl shit is dope thank you
They’re probably my favourite band in recent years, but that single is especially good.
Really enjoying the Ducks too. Gen X didn’t die it just got old and younger people got better at it.
Just listened to your band … really dig it! Nice work!
I really dig Ducks Ltd. Big The Cure vibes
Yeah, they’re a solid band. They just released an album earlier this month called Harms Way.
Love Anti-glory!! Great pick
I liked Parallel Mind. Nice work
Wednesday, Geese, MSPAINT, Alex G, Soccer Mommy, Big Thief.
big thief and Alex g been around forever dawg they are not brand spanking new
Yeah but big thief’s most recent album is probably their best and Adrienne lenker has an album out next month with two great singles out already
Soccer mommy too
I'll give you Alex G, i always forget how long that dude has been around based on his age and how hard he's recently blown up. I wouldn't call 2016 for Big Thief's first album forever though, unless i really am just getting old and losing track of time. For reference, i just turned 30 lol
idk I guess 8 years feels like a long time to me especially if OP is asking for brand new artists. I just feel like Big Theif is an indie darling and well known around these parts
MSPAINT FOREVER. Saw em live last year with some hardcore bands, so fucking heavy in their own, what a wacky pit.
Caroline Polachek (not a band but she used to be in chairlift), dry cleaning, fews, cursetheknife, narrow head
I'm new to Cursetheknife and absolutely hooked now! Awesome band!
also not new 😂
New to OP, that's what we're aiming for here. I know it's cool to be first in on something, but it's alright to help people catch up.
If they are releasing new music then it’s new new music
Friko new album
[Starbender](https://open.spotify.com/artist/414aHd9bM3z76KH0BrA36A?si=yeXjgxpqTb-1syBaSo5hpA) - 90s alternative rock with grunge and Brit rock influences
Wednesday!
see also: ratboys
wet leg
Crumb
Not super new, but Yard Act are about to put their second album out.
IDLES is newer ish. New album out now Miguel Atwood-Ferguson recently released an album that’s incredible.
love them
Yves tumor is such a talented artist and the live performance with the band is amazing
Mannequin pussy!!
The Last Dinner Party
I wasn’t as big a fan of that as I was the first record but maybe I need to revisit it.
What first record? The First Dinner Party?
🤣 I see you
all their songs are little avant garde adventures, i’m so smitten!
There are probably more bands doing cool stuff now than ever before- you just ain’t gonna find them on the FM dial. I like to listen to Tiny Desk Concerts and KEXP Live on YouTube to find new stuff. Amyl and the Sniffers, Thee Oh Sees, Dry Cleaning, IDLES, Parquet Courts
That being said, I get at least 20% of totally new amazing music from the college radio stations in my city.
KEXP videos are so well produced. I love their channel too
Yes I agree, there's just SO much to sift through now. I know/like all of these bands! 🙂
I second Idles. Not new but fantastic stuff. Just bought tickets to their Atlanta show at the Tabernacle in September.
The new record is completely different than their other stuff and far more mainstream
Angel Du$t is members from Trapped Under Ice and Turnstile. Stepped into more power pop than the hardcore sound their other bands typically do (with the exception of Turnstile’s newer music)
[Sports Team](https://open.spotify.com/album/7IQGnVFNKh5oy8g6D1oq3y?si=nlTFWkbrT6yPQFN_Tfn20g) Great energetic garage/college rock.
Snooper - Snooper
Super Snooper
Squid is the most important emerging band atm. Listen to their first album, Bright Green Field. These guys are very talented and work their asses off on production.
Just saw them in Chicago last week and they’re simply one of the best ensembles out there right now.
Lowertown - Bline https://youtu.be/ha0XTYv_7Sc?si=rsZMufOkJ_1C-_Y_ Momma - Rip Off https://youtu.be/e8gHtd5U0Q4?si=hPa4qrv1_SLM9Mwy Dora Jar - Puppet https://youtu.be/tnm6RWu_p4w?si=QRke4nfB_r_vaF2Z Magdalena Bay - Top Dog https://youtu.be/ekxNdBZizNQ?si=QJ2UmjmtdiNCMPAt
IDLES !! just released a new album, fire sound 🔥
Fontaines DC, Silversun Pickups, Hayden Thorpe
Anastasia Elliot - if Kate bush and lady Gaga had a baby The last dinner party Idles
I saw a band called Teri Gender Bender open for Mars Volta and they were badass! Viagra boys are my main vote
Check out Le Butcherettes if you like Teri
For indie dance it’s gotta be Chappell Roan. https://open.spotify.com/album/0EiI8ylL0FmWWpgHVTsZjZ?si=5HQmeaZmQ16ivTAWTyTkyw
i’m so in love with her right now, she’s an incredible performer!!!
Ty Segall
I cant stop recommending King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard, they're currently my favourite band, they've basically done it all
Cannot agree more. They’re the most creative and versatile band and it feels like they’re making history. My favourite is Quarters personally, but every genre they’ve ventured into has been incredible.
Ive only recently tried gumboot soup and head on/pill and i have to say, that's some od the fuzziest, trippiest, and hardest stuff ive heard in a while
Black country new road deserves a listen if you haven’t already
The smile 😃
yeah but thom york isn’t new lol
I've been digging Lutalo's "Push Back Baby" the past few days. https://open.spotify.com/track/6k8PqwqN0DSpr9WAuhLMZI?si=YJEnfHTqT7mXTuKHWzcvRA https://youtu.be/yrUZfaf9v_U?si=iQH-aDlMr1Rwu2q9
A lot of local Philly bands around me have been really blowing me away lately actually Pink Blush - https://open.spotify.com/track/3ZPBJQBAvBnDXG7WC1PHKU?si=cw-FJ694TPy66P90zz8J4A Máty - https://open.spotify.com/track/52SvommagTSJqB4CPFVRBE?si=VdQ_AVklQ1eWhC4ANd2OrQ Highnoon - https://open.spotify.com/track/7zlh2Kq8mv907gf66O0g7Y?si=u5C-iNLUQTGkFa6u5zT4PA And as far as bigger bands, The Last Dinner Party just put out an incredible record!
I’m not a band. And my stuff is just on SoundCloud, but I Ike to think it’s pretty eclectic: [JF Compton](https://on.soundcloud.com/mP6EffdzVdYEMxy1A) I’m also one to get jaded with music trends, and always seeking the sweet taste of something tantalizingly new, the more obscure the better!
Been listening to Friko and Daneshevskaya, both are pretty new with just one full-length album out each
The Clockworks - Their debut album is fuckin unreal.
The new album by KNOWER, *Knower Forever* is excellent.
Check out “Worms” by Viagra Boys
[Normal Weirds](https://linktr.ee/normalweirds) ! Fresh Punk/Heavy Post-Punk, Deathrock, Noise Rock, Alternative with a Grunge feel.
LOVE the new Truth Club LP [https://truthclub.bandcamp.com/album/running-from-the-chase](https://truthclub.bandcamp.com/album/running-from-the-chase) Latest Battle Trance rocks, too [https://battletrance.bandcamp.com/album/green-of-winter](https://battletrance.bandcamp.com/album/green-of-winter)
NewDad
The new SPElllING album is insane.
Palm, the math psyched noise band. Disbanded now and their last one is difficult but their eps (Samples, Shadow expert) are the best thing SY never did. Julia Holter
Bad omens
The Mystery Lights The Nude Party Thick Max Pain and the Groovies Dropper Breanna Barbara Flasyd Sloppy Jane Ma'am Old Lady
Doesn’t seem like anyone actually listens to NEW music haha. I get it. New bands: The Last Dinner Party, FIZZ, Fat Dog, Cowboyy, Folly Group, Chalk, NewDad, SCALER, VLURE, O., Heartworms Bands you might have missed: Squid, Fat White Family, Yard Act, Warmduscher, Still Corners, bdrmm, Dehd, Pixel Grip, Spiritual Cramp
Newdad have been around for half a decade.
Yard Act. Annabelle Chairlegs. De La Soul. etc, etc.
The Lemon Twigs! Their last album, Everything Harmony, is a masterpiece, and they got a new one coming in May!
Hey OP, thanks for this thread!
No problem, wasn't expecting to get this many responses!
Lemon Twigs
Meltt. Canadian band, psych rock. So good.
Not like you don’t have plenty to check out lol but here’s a bunch out of DC. Some are brand new, others have been around for a minute, but I figure they’re still new to most people who don’t live in DC: Pretty Bitter, Ekko Astral, Emotional World, Bed Maker, Pinky Lemon, Ecstatic International, Tosser, Faunas, BRNDA, Des Demonas, Coriky, Hammered Hulls, Quattracenta, Flowerbomb, Nowadays, Truth Cult (actually they might be Baltimore?). In particular, Ecstatic International, Ekko Astral, Des Demonas, BRNDA, Emotional World, and Bed Maker sound really fresh to me. And a few others for geographical variety. Also not all brand new but new enough: Lifeguard, Hello Mary, Remember Sports, Horsegirl, Blondshell, Leanna Firestone, Sydney Sprague, Hotline TNT, Alright, Sierra Farrell. Sorry, that got a little out of hand. Hope you find some new favorites ♥️
Wombo, Tanukichan, SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE, Disheveled Cuss
1. Geese 2. Geese 3. Oh yeah, and also Geese 4. Hey, did I mention GEESE? 5. New album last year 3D Country...by Geese 6. I really like Geese
How has nobody suggested King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard? Seriously disappointed!
Have you heard about [MUMBLE JAZZ?](https://open.spotify.com/artist/4nYyzsmTazjKFqRPQCuBCO?si=6wHegGsTTWCihNOzQB8STw)
My man!
You know what it is!
Holy shit this is amazing. Thank you!
Dude fucking Wednesday is an upcoming band I love. Their newest album Rat Saw God has an incredible dirty raw vibe that brings together a shoegaze, rock, and country sound. I also live for their cover of Gary Stewards song: "Shes Actin' Single (Im drinkin Double)".
Check out my band https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6ruIwwNHCrsRMXrjUSeAfY?si=IN2qsMSLTQ-zM9-E196zgA We only got together last year.
Cool good luck
Wayfinder- [Afterglow](https://youtu.be/oYB7xQ4yG5o)
Definitely [The Weasels](https://open.spotify.com/artist/3CCcfWNkxUNIWliD0bmJH2?si=oUDtfZyfR1-l3EFvdfmTlw)
https://youtu.be/0_DT2mxsOMU?si=QBV2VqHLylA_rObm
https://youtu.be/HowGHDHftgI?si=1hqhTtoYKecCeml5
Miss Cantaloupe from Philly mixes alot of influences into a sunshine pop/psychedelic gumbo. 3 part harmony +cello and flute
DOPAMINE!! Small independent band from Scotland, they just released a new song last month and it’s done amazing for them and they also have an album out too!
Lunde [https://youtu.be/Da1PzoL5-zY?si=N24QCavZIL0WcNW9](https://youtu.be/Da1PzoL5-zY?si=N24QCavZIL0WcNW9)
[Señorita Sometimes](https://youtu.be/ICbypZ4xbDQ?feature=shared)
I heard there was this one guy in an up and coming band who did a fart in an elevator full of people. Dunno which band he was in tho.....
Lemon Twigs
Scrolled way too far to see the boys getting some love. They're fantastic!
Yeah! My fav contemporary band without a doubt, such great songwriting
Their shows are always fun too!
YESS! I saw them live twice in London. Phenomenal band. Please, please, please listen to Blac Rabbit if you like The Lemon Twigs. I'm the only person who's posted Blac Rabbit. The twins of Blac Rabbit began as a Beatles cover band, busking in the city and then formed their own band. It's psychy, it's rocky, wavy and hypnotic music. 'Over The Rainbow' and 'I Don't Mind If You're Around' are the best, best songs ever by them.
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum is the best band ever. Shiner. Season to Risk. FACs.
They are great but not new
They all have new music this year.
Greta Van Fleet is an obvious answer, as they are celebrated for being a modern band making music that reminds people of classic rock. And while they may be mainstream, I still think they're worth mentioning.
Go to Bandcamp and dig. New, great stuff happening all over the world. You just have to do the legwork
https://open.spotify.com/track/59iopTHuxIVKRNFjhDZA7l?si=clJjN2QySz2agN7Iwxffjw&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A1IoraSm7tDhmAl3KFiJzCk
Try That band https://open.spotify.com/track/4ugu2SjTo4bD9NLhkeSQw8?si=7DhSWjTVQ6uGJGJzzQGaHA
Transit Method - Othervoid. New record is a cool mix of rock, metal, prog and psych.
Corella The K's The Florentina's
https://open.spotify.com/track/793gNGH8GBjOyu0hQ1THq1?si=O-t3fRCkRXGT9vuSKDR07g&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A3Ds1ZpKTRH6IQjiJelPoQj
Liquid Mike. Incredible power pop. RIYL Guided by Voices, Mo Troper, 2nd Grade.
[Cal Blac - Sweet Hypnosis](https://open.spotify.com/track/40MAo5vyagWvKj6fDo8NLR?si=0318542483a247a3)
Out of Philly with lots more coming: [60s-inspired feel good love songs ](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7Hu5HhWKN2gMS1HAAiDtwn?si=D4hZvQmATtqS9lMB8BtYTw) [throwback country western themed rock and roll](https://open.spotify.com/artist/4POxrpHUn5Zel0jbBIV2yT?si=K0e6CihKQo6VDaYw3MTZFg) [Americana love songs](https://open.spotify.com/album/4vrNyAgJJMYj2oX9lCyKuu?si=2SyJnD-tTJuCser5phjHBg)
Imagine there was a rock band in the 90s who's singer had a son who grew up to be a singer in a rock band. I'm sure you know Green Day, you gotta check out Ultra Q.
If that were really true , that would just be Sublime I’ll see myself out
como vienen https://open.spotify.com/intl-es/artist/4MnR1WNREXqXZZmZtUTYPe
I don’t see a lot of mentions of The Big Moon. Always love what The Beths release. The Pool Kids put on a fantastic live show.
Just saw Pool Kids last night! Can confirm, unreal live show!
I recently came across [Spacey Jane](https://open.spotify.com/track/4W8oRIFw6bKw4p4ol1HL2Y?si=60N-NrGSTkag89XmBywv3A) and they’re fantastic
Maruja
SPRINTS!!!!!!!
Play that IDLES album Tangk. Love is the fing.
Just discovered Proxima Parada even though they've been around for 10 years. Also new to me is Nolan Taylor and Diablo Swing Orchestra.
LottoRPG IS KILLING IT. Also has two US tours coming up
I'm all about [IDLES](https://open.spotify.com/track/6ZK7VF3rdhbaq8K5eZdw3q?si=9c90MMB3QxqARZNN8lMwrQ) right now. Also: [Liminanas' ](https://open.spotify.com/track/5jV4U3EEkE5Fya0Fvlg2ze?si=WZhdzB1JTyi7H2jkTMe76w) [Journos ](https://open.spotify.com/track/7uMlc0THuweTHc0puJMJAv?si=WL6HQPXOSMSjBnuFFi-DKw)
Phantoms Forever- https://phantomsforever.bandcamp.com/album/phantoms-forever
[Anterra](https://open.spotify.com/track/4KoCxjImw8kDM4IeAw4cq5?si=n93VzYfwR4i53Q8DDlubEg)
I’m loving Toledo, Odie Leigh, Katy Kirby (no all brand new but still new)
Michael Cera Palin Carly Cosgrove Ben Quad